Test |
Sample Reqs |
Remarks |
TAT |
| Copper |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Copper (Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
|
|
Same day |
| Cortisol - Total |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Cortisol - Total (Saliva) |
Saliva |
|
|
1 - 2 days |
| Cortisol (Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Coxiella Burnetii (Q-fever) - Phase 1 & 2 |
Serum |
(S) |
|
2 weeks |
| Coxiella Burnetii (Q-fever) Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| CPK Isoenzymes |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| CPK Total |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Creatine Kinase - MB (CKMB) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Creatinine |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Creatinine (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Creatinine (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Creatinine Clearance Test |
24 Hour Urine/Serum |
|
|
same day |
| Cryoglobulin (Qualitative) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
4 days |
| Cryptococcus Neoformans Antigen |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Culture - Fungus |
Swab |
|
|
3 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Anal |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Blood |
call SCL |
|
|
7 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Ear Swab |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Eye |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - High Vaginal Swab |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
Culture & Sensitivity - Mycoplasma &
Ureaplasma |
Urethral/Vaginal/Semen |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Nasal |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Others |
Other body fluids |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Pus |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Semen |
Semen |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Skin |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Sputum |
Sputum |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Stool |
Stool |
|
|
3 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Throat |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Urethral |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Urine |
Urine |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture & Sensitivity - Wound |
Swab |
|
|
2 days |
| Culture TB |
Sputum/Others |
|
|
3-4 weeks |
| Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody (CCP) |
Serum |
|
|
same day |
| Cyclosporine |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Cyfra 21 - 1 ( Bladder ) |
Serum |
|
|
5 - 7 days |
| Cystic Fibrosis ( 139 common mutations ) |
EDTA W.B. |
( E ) x 2 |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Cystic Fibrosis ( 36 common mutations ) |
EDTA W.B. |
( E ) x 2 |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Cysticercosis Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Cystine - Quantitative (Urine) |
Random Urine |
|
|
5 - 7 days |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (PCR) (CSF) |
CSF |
|
|
5 - 7 days |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Avidity test |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA PCR |
EDTA W.B. |
( E ) x 2 |
|
5 - 7 days |
| D - Dimer |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
|
same day |
| Dehydroepiandrosterone |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 days |
| Dehydroepiandrosterone - Sulfate (DHEA - SO4) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Dengue Fever Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Dextropropoxyphene |
Serum (Do not use tubes with phase seprator) |
(S) |
Frozen |
10 - 14 days |
| Dextropropoxyphene, Urine |
Urine |
Random Urine |
|
15 - 20 days |
| Diazepam (Valium) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Digoxin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Dihydrotestosterone |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| DNA Paternity Test (Father + Child) |
Buccal Swab |
|
|
5 - 7 days |
| Down’s Risk Test 1st Trim – PAPP A + FBHCG |
Serum + Ultrasound report |
(S) |
|
2 days |
| Down’s Risk Test 2nd Trim – Triple Test |
Serum+ Ultrasound report |
(S) |
|
2-3 days |
| Down’s Risk Test Quadruple Test - |
Serum+ Ultrasound report |
(S) |
|
2-3 days |
| DsDNA (Doublestranded) Antibody |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Echinococcus Antibody (Hydatid cyst) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Elastase, blood |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Elastase, stool |
Stool |
|
|
5 - 7 days |
| Endomysium Antibody, IgA |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Endomysium Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Entamoeba histolytica Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Entamoeba Histolytica Antigen |
Stool |
|
|
same day |
| Entamoeba Histolytica Antigen by PCR |
Stool |
|
|
3 - 5 days |
| Entero virus (coxsackie) Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) DNA by PCR |
EDTA Blood |
( E ) x 2 |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
same day |
| Erythrocyte Transketolase |
W.B. Heparin |
|
|
7 - 10 days |
| Erythropoietin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Estradiol - E2 |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Estriol - E3 |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Factor II (Thrombin) Activity |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Factor II Thrombin Mutation (PCR) |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
1 week |
| Factor IX |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Factor V |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Factor V (Leidin) Mutation (PCR) |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
1 week |
| Factor VII |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Factor VIII Assay |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Factor X |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Factor XI |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Factor XII |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Factor XIII |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Faecal Fat (Steatorrhea) |
24 Hour stool |
|
please call SCL before collection |
5 - 7 days |
| Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) |
EDTA W.B. |
( E ) x 2 |
|
2 - 3 weeks |
| Ferritin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Fibrinogen Level Factor I |
P. Citrate |
|
Frozen |
3 days |
| Fibromax |
Serum + Fluoridated plasma |
(S) + (F) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Fibrotest/Actitest |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Filaria Antibody ( Serology ) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
10 - 14 working days |
| Fluid Cell Count |
Fluid |
|
|
same day |
| Fluinitrazepam (Rohypnol) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Folic Acid ( RBC ) |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Folic Acid ( Serum ) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Food Intolerance Test (Food Print) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
2-3 Days |
| Fragile - X Syndrome |
EDTA W.B. x 4 |
( E ) x 4 |
|
3-8 weeks |
| Free Androgen Index (FAI) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Fructosamine |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| FT3 (Tri - Iodothyronine - Free) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| FT4 (Thyroxine Free) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Gabapentin (Neurontin) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Galactose |
W.B./Guthrie Card |
(S) |
|
3 days |
| Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Gamma Interferon |
Serum |
(S) |
Frozen |
5 - 7 days |
| Gangliosides Antibodies (GM1, GD1B, GQ1B) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Gangliosides Antibody, IgA |
Serum |
(S) |
|
10 days |
| Gangliosides Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
10 days |
| Gangliosides Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
10 days |
| Gastrin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Gentamicin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Giardia Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5-7 days |
| Giardia Lamblia Antigen |
Stool |
|
|
7 - 10 days |
| Gliadin Antibody, IgA |
Serum |
(S) |
|
Same Day |
| Gliadin Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
Same Day |
| Globulin |
Serum |
|
|
same day |
| Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibodies, Confirmation |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibodies, screen |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Glucagon |
EDTA Plasma + Aprotinine - call SCL |
|
|
7 - 10 days |
| Glucose - Fasting / Random |
Flu. Oxalate |
|
|
same day |
| Glucose - Post 75g Oral Glucose Load |
Flu. Oxalate |
|
|
same day |
| Glucose (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Glucose (Urine) |
Random Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Glucose Challenge Test (GCT) |
Flu. Oxalate |
|
|
same day |
| Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) |
Flu. Oxalate |
|
|
same day |
| Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) |
EDTA W.B. |
|
|
same day |
| Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody (GAD) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Glutein / Casein Peptide test |
Urine |
Urine |
|
2 - 3 weeks |
| Glycosylated Hb ( HB AIC ) by HPLC |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
same day |
| Gonococcus Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Gonorrhea PCR |
LBC/Urine/PCR Swab |
|
|
2 - 4 days |
| Gram Stain |
Smear |
|
|
same day |
| Growth Hormone |
Serum |
(S) |
|
2 days |
| Haemoglobin Electrophoresis |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
2 - 3 days |
| Haemophilus Influnzae B Antibody |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Halo Sperm DNA Fragmentation |
Semen |
|
|
2 Days |
| Haptoglobin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Helicobacter Pylori Ag (Stool ) |
Stool |
|
|
same day |
| Helicobacter Pylori Antibody (Blood) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis A Virus (HAV), IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis A Virus (HAV), Total |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis B "core" Antibodies (HBc Total) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis B "core" IgM (HBc IgM) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis B "e" Antibody (Anti-Hbe) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis B "e" Antigen |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis B "surface" Antibody (Anti-HBs) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis B "surface" Antigen (HBsAg) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis B Virus DNA, PCR Quantitative |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
1 week |
| Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Genotyping PCR |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) DNA, PCR Quantitative |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Antibody |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) Antigen |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV)Total Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Hepatitis E Viral RNA Detection-PCR- |
Serum / EDTA PLASMA |
(S) |
Frozen |
5 - 7 days |
| Hepatitis E Viral RNA Detection-PCR, Stool |
Stool |
|
Frozen |
5 - 7 days |
| Hepatitis E Virus ,IgG Antibody |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Hepatitis E Virus ,IgM Antibody |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Hepatitis G- viral RNA |
Serum |
(S) |
Frozen |
12 - 15 days |
Hereditary Haemochromatosis ( 2 Mutations )
PCR |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
1 week |
| Herpes + Syphilis PCR |
Lesion |
|
|
1 week |
| Herpes I & II + treponema pallidum by PCR |
Swab |
|
|
2-3 days |
| Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) - I & II (PCR) |
PCR Swab/LBC/Semen |
|
|
1 week |
| Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Type I, IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Type I, IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Type II, IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Types II, IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Hippuric Acid |
Urine |
|
|
7 - 10 days |
| Histamine |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Histoplasmosis Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| HIV 1/HBV/HCV PCR Early Detection (10 days Exposure) |
10 ml EDTA WB |
(E) |
|
2-4 days |
| HIV Combi (I&II Antibodies + P24 Antigen) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| HIV Confirmatory (Western Blot) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
I week |
| HIV Drug Resistance Genotype |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 weeks |
| HIV1 RNA PCR Quantitative(viral load) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| HLA B51 |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
10 - 14 days |
| HLA Typing - B27 (PCR) |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
7-10 days |
| HLA Typing - DR /DQ Antigens(PCR) |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
10 - 14 days |
| HLA Typing - Full (PCR) |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
10 - 14 days |
| HLA Typing A & B Tissue Typing |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
10 - 14 days |
| Homocysteine |
Serum |
(S) |
|
2 - 3 days |
HPV (26 individual Low & High risk DNA)
subtypes) |
all dry swab samples, urine, semen and LBC Thin Prep |
|
|
2 days |
| HTLV-I &II Serology |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 days |
| Human Placental Growth Factor (PlGF) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Hydroxyproline urine total |
24h urine |
|
|
1 week |
| Immunofixation electrophoresis in serum (includes IgA, IgG & IgM) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Immunofixation electrophoresis in Urine (Immunoelectrophoresis) |
24 Hr Urine |
|
|
3 - 5 days |
| Immunoglobulin A (IgA) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Immunoglobulin D (IgD) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Immunoglobulin E (IgE) ( Total) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Immunoglobulin G (IgG) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Immunoglobulin M (IgM) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Individual Allergens (Each) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
